Platte Township is a township in Taylor County, Iowa, United States. [1]
Platte Township was established in 1858. [2]
Taylor County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,896, making it the fourth-least populous county in Iowa. The county seat is Bedford. The county was formed in 1847 and named after General and President Zachary Taylor.
The Platte Bridge Railroad Tragedy was a bushwhacker attack on the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad during the American Civil War on September 3, 1861, in which the train derailed on a bridge over the Platte River east of St. Joseph, Missouri, killing between 17 and 20 and injuring 100. The bridge crosses the river in Buchanan County, between Marion Township on the east, and Washington Township on the west.
Jackson Township is a township in Taylor County, Iowa, United States.
Benton Township is a township in Taylor County, Iowa, United States.
Polk Township is a township in Taylor County, Iowa, United States.
Holt Township is a township in Taylor County, Iowa, United States.
Mason Township is a township in Taylor County, Iowa, United States.
Ross Township is a township in Taylor County, Iowa, United States.
Gay Township is a township in Taylor County, Iowa, United States.
Nodaway Township is a township in Taylor County, Iowa, United States.
Grove Township is a township in Taylor County, Iowa, United States.
Washington Township is a township in Taylor County, Iowa, United States.
Jefferson Township is a township in Taylor County, Iowa, United States.
Dallas Township is a township in Taylor County, Iowa, United States.
Marshall Township is a township in Taylor County, Iowa, United States.
Grant Township is a township in Taylor County, Iowa, United States.
Bedford Township is a township in Taylor County, Iowa, United States.
Clayton Township is a township in Taylor County, Iowa, United States.
Brushy Creek is a stream in Nodaway and Worth counties in Missouri and Taylor County, Iowa, in the United States. It is a tributary of Platte River.
Honey Creek is a stream in Tayler County (Iowa) and Nodaway County (Missouri) in the United States. It is a tributary of Platte River.
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